The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Buckinghamshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 37 32 27
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -5
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 31 44 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 3.822% 4.458% 4.784%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.439% 6.748% 7.988%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 24 26
Average daily rate £325 £344 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.45% -1.78%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £300 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £398 £413 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00% +4.16%
All Processes & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
570 652 651
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 70.28% 66.06% 59.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 306 273
Average daily rate £340 £325 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.61% -7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £200 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £425 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 29 47
Average hourly rate £17.75 £15.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.33% -25.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.50 £10.58 £13.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £27.00 £18.50 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.45 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+21.78% -13.79%
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Analysis across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Buckinghamshire Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton Keynes +2 24 £325 -5.45%
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Business Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Business Analysis.

1 22 (26.51%) ISEB
2 18 (21.69%) Finance
3 16 (19.28%) Telecoms
4 15 (18.07%) Data Modelling
4 15 (18.07%) PRINCE2
4 15 (18.07%) Requirements Analysis
5 13 (15.66%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (14.46%) UML
7 10 (12.05%) Retail
7 10 (12.05%) Systems Analysis
7 10 (12.05%) SC Cleared
7 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
7 10 (12.05%) Requirements Engineering
7 10 (12.05%) Radio Access Network
8 9 (10.84%) Technical Architecture
9 8 (9.639%) MS Visio
9 8 (9.639%) Microsoft
10 7 (8.434%) Automotive
10 7 (8.434%) DV Cleared
11 6 (7.229%) Banking
11 6 (7.229%) GAP Analysis
11 6 (7.229%) E-Commerce
12 5 (6.024%) Oracle
12 5 (6.024%) BPR
12 5 (6.024%) Project Management
12 5 (6.024%) User Acceptance Testing
13 4 (4.819%) GSAE
13 4 (4.819%) E-Procurement
13 4 (4.819%) XML
13 4 (4.819%) ITIL

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing Business Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (4.819%) XML
2 2 (2.410%) .NET
3 1 (1.205%) EDI
3 1 (1.205%) Mason
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.205%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (9.639%) MS Visio
2 3 (3.614%) MS Excel
2 3 (3.614%) MS Project
2 3 (3.614%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.205%) SAP SD
1 1 (1.205%) SAP ERP
1 1 (1.205%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.05%) Radio Access Network
2 2 (2.410%) LTE
2 2 (2.410%) 3G
2 2 (2.410%) 2G
3 1 (1.205%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.205%) SQL Server
1 1 (1.205%) SAP BW
1 1 (1.205%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (1.205%) PowerCenter
1 1 (1.205%) BusinessObjects XI
General
1 18 (21.69%) Finance
2 16 (19.28%) Telecoms
3 10 (12.05%) Retail
4 7 (8.434%) Automotive
5 6 (7.229%) Banking
6 2 (2.410%) Retail Banking
7 1 (1.205%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 75 (90.36%) Analyst
2 60 (72.29%) Business Analyst
3 9 (10.84%) Project Analyst
3 9 (10.84%) Systems Analyst
4 7 (8.434%) Business Systems Analyst
5 6 (7.229%) Business Process Analyst
5 6 (7.229%) Process Analyst
6 4 (4.819%) Business Manager
7 3 (3.614%) Deployment Manager
7 3 (3.614%) IT Business Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) Report Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) EPoS Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Web Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Online Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Financial Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Web Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Financial Services Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Telecoms Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Banking Business Analyst
8 2 (2.410%) Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.614%) EPoS
2 2 (2.410%) Digital Media
2 2 (2.410%) Tandem
3 1 (1.205%) Credit Risk
3 1 (1.205%) FMCG
3 1 (1.205%) SaaS
3 1 (1.205%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.205%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.614%) Windows
1 3 (3.614%) Windows 7
2 1 (1.205%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (18.07%) Data Modelling
1 15 (18.07%) PRINCE2
1 15 (18.07%) Requirements Analysis
2 13 (15.66%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (14.46%) UML
4 10 (12.05%) Systems Analysis
4 10 (12.05%) Requirements Engineering
5 9 (10.84%) Technical Architecture
6 6 (7.229%) GAP Analysis
6 6 (7.229%) E-Commerce
7 5 (6.024%) BPR
7 5 (6.024%) Project Management
7 5 (6.024%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (4.819%) E-Procurement
8 4 (4.819%) ITIL
9 3 (3.614%) OO
9 3 (3.614%) CRM
9 3 (3.614%) Change Management
9 3 (3.614%) Time Management
9 3 (3.614%) Data Mapping
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.614%) C#
2 2 (2.410%) SQL
3 1 (1.205%) Java
Qualifications
1 22 (26.51%) ISEB
2 10 (12.05%) SC Cleared
2 10 (12.05%) Security Cleared
3 7 (8.434%) DV Cleared
4 4 (4.819%) GSAE
5 1 (1.205%) CCIE
5 1 (1.205%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.205%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (1.205%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.205%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 8 (9.639%) Microsoft
2 5 (6.024%) Oracle
3 3 (3.614%) Salesforce.com
4 2 (2.410%) VMware
4 2 (2.410%) Business Objects
4 2 (2.410%) SAP
5 1 (1.205%) Cisco
5 1 (1.205%) Software AG
5 1 (1.205%) Informatica
5 1 (1.205%) JDA
5 1 (1.205%) webMethods
5 1 (1.205%) Eloqua